First Friday with Seth Aaron at Anne Bocci Boutique
July 23, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
We’ve got exciting news for all you Project Runway-philes out there. As most of you know, last season Vancouver, Wash.-based designer Seth Aaron Henderson took home the big prize thanks to his daring high-fashion, hard-rock aesthetic and expert trademark tailoring (and we’re already gearing up for PR8 with another local [...]
Neat TREND! Portland fashion is one big rose parade
June 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch and Karen Vitt, NEAT Rose City petal pickers
Spring fashion in The Rose City comes with a few thorns. We’re grateful for the citywide parade of sweet-smelling blooms and floral-filled fantasies of Portland Rose Festival (which is under way now), but we could do without the prick of this never-ending dreary June weather. This [...]
Your NEAT Portland Memorial Day Weekend sales guide!
By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Barbecue schmarbeque, let’s go shopping! Who cares if there’s a dreary Portland forecast this Memorial Day Weekend. Tons of our favorite local shops are offering sales on designer clothing, fancy footwear, accessories and home decor now through Monday, May 31. We even tracked down a few freebies and a [...]
Save 20% on modest, retro Christa Taylor swimwear
If the words “pool party” scare you more than “Look out, he’s got a gun!” it’s time to take a shot at Christa Taylor’s incredibly cute and perfectly modest vintage inspired swimwear.
The Vancouver, Wash.-based Taylor has designed two flattering swimsuit styles that offer plenty of coverage without sacrificing the cute, and they’re marked down by [...]
Save 20% on Christa Taylor dresses all week!
The ‘Couv is turning out some dynamic fashion talent these days. We’ve been talking a lot lately about Vancouver, Wash. designer Seth Aaron Henderson because of his current star turn on Project Runway Season 7, but there’s another talented Vancouver designer we also have been getting to know and love.
Meet Christa Taylor, designer of modest, vintage-inspired [...]
PDXFS + Portland designers bound for China
March 18, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Portland Fashion Synergy (PDXFS) has announced its selection of Portland designers to participate in the 2010 ChinaBound trip, which departs next Thursday, March 25. The ChinaBound project, led by PDXFS, works to foster partnerships between the garment industries of Portland and the Henan province of China.
This year’s participating designers will be presented on the runway in ZhengZhou, [...]
It’s the Fashion: To Love Your Kidneys spring fashion show
March 11, 2010 by karenvitt
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California Closets owner Judy Romano and several independent local fashion designers will join forces this weekend to present a spring fashion show that benefits kidney health, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Saturday, March 13.
“It’s the Fashion: To Love Your Kidneys” will benefit the MIKE Program (Multicultural Integrated Kidney Education), a cause close to Romano’s [...]
Hubris + Wonderlust trunk show at Union Rose tonight
March 5, 2010 by karenvitt
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Montavilla’s best boutique for local and indie fashion, Union Rose will host a dual trunk show by Hubris and Wonderlust tonight, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 5.
Rita Hudson-Evalt will show dresses in graphic prints from her handmade in Portland Hubris line, and Wonderlust will showcase stainless steel earrings and wrist cuffs featuring bold color-blocking [...]
Neat TREND: French nautical fashions sail into PDX
March 2, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Erin Flesch, NEAT contributor
Most people – at least those with a highly functioning ability to suspend reality – have pictured themselves sailing down the French Rivera on a yacht, wind blowing through their hair while they effortlessly evoke the sexiness of Bridget Bardot mixed with the classic style of Audrey Hepburn.
That, of course, [...]
Save 75% on Christa Taylor vintage-inspired classics
Some of us had the chance to take an up-close and personal look at local online retailer Christa Taylor’s designs in December, when her collection of modest, vintage-inspired classics was featured at downtown Portland’s Flurry pop-up shop. We love her line for its extreme wearability – lots of simple shirt dresses and frocks in pretty [...]
